Oxygen tent canopy



May 20, 1952 s. .1. MARSON OXYGEN TENT CANOPY Filed June 1, 1950 INVENTOR. GEORGE J. MARSON BY 2 ATTORNEY Patented May 20, 1952 OXYGEN TENT CANOPY George J. Marson, East Williston, N. Y.

Application June 1, 1950, Serial No. 165,513

11 Claims.

This invention relates to oxygen tent canopies.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen tent canopy having suspension means reducing to a minimum the danger of damage, by tearing, to the material of the canopy during use.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen tent canopy equipped with means facilitating the handling thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to improve on the art of oxygen tent canopies as now ordinarily made.

Other objects and structural details of the invention will be apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an oxygen tent canopy according to the invention. and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of another embodiment of an oxygen tent canopy according to the invention.

Referring now to Fig. 1, I generally indicates an oxygen tent canopy, made of a plastic material. Preferably transparent vinyl plastic of 6 is used for said canopy. The body of said canopy I8 comprises a top panel I2 of rectangular shape and a skirt I4 depending therefrom. Said skirt I4 has two side walls and a front and rear wall, only the side wall I6 and the rear wall I8 appearing in Fig. 1.

The side wall I6 of the skirt I4 has two vertical slots, which may be opened and closed by means of slide fasteners 28, 22. Likewise, the opposite side wall (not shown in Fig. 1) may be provided with two vertical slots closed by slide fasteners. When the slide fasteners 20 and/or 22 are opened, they permit access to a patient, resting under the oxygen tent canopy, for treatment.

The rear wall I8 may be provided with a cutout 24 for receiving baffles of an oxygen supplying unit used in conjunction with the canopy.

A series of three tabs 28 and 28 respectively, is arranged on each side of the canopy I0 at the upper portion thereof. Preferably the tabs 26, 28 are made of a plastic material. In the embodiment shown in the drawing each tab 26 and 28 respectively, has a forked portion, the ends 30 and 32 of which are sealed to the side walls of the skirt I4 and to the top panel I2 respectively. Furthermore, each tab 26 and 28 respectively has an end 34 projecting upwardly from the plane of the top panel I2.

The tabs 28 and the tabs 28 are arranged opposite each other so that they form two pairs of corner tabs and one pair of center tabs.

The tabs 26, 28 of each pair of tabs are connected with each other by a suspension band 38 of elastic material. The ends of each elastic suspension band 36 are sealed to the projecting ends 34 of the tabs 26 and 28 respectively. The elastic suspension bands 36 extend across the width of the canopy Ill.

The elastic suspension bands 36 are arranged for engagement with hooks 38 arranged on cross bars 40.,of a support generally indicated by 42.

Furthermore the skirt I4 has notches 44 at its lower corners, whereby foldable flaps 46, 48 are formed at the lower portions of its sides. Said flaps 48, 48 may be readily tucked in underneath the mattress of the bed when the canopy I0 is suspended from the support 42 upon engagement of the elastic bands 36 with the hooks 38.

If it is desired to manufacture the canopy for disposable use, a plastic of different thickness and/or material may be used for the body of the canopy without changing otherwise the construction described above.

When the oxygen tent canopy I0 is opened or closed by means of the slide fasteners on its side walls, the canopy I0 is necessarily subjected to pulls. Also, when an attendant or physician.

reaching through the open slots, treats the' patient, it cannot be avoided that the canopy is subjected to strain.

When such pull or strain is exerted on the canopy suspended from the support 42, the elastic suspension bands 36 will give and compensate the strain, so that damage to the material of th canopy I0 by tearing will be avoided.

According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 2. again the projecting ends 34 of each pair of opposite tabs 26 sealed to the upper portion of the canopy I0 are connected with each other by a suspension band 36 of elastic material. However, a pair of rings 49 is slidably engaged with each suspension band prior to the sealing of its ends to the projecting ends 34 of the tabs 26. The rings 49 in turn may be readily engaged with hooks I38 arranged on cross bars I40 of a support I42. When pulls or strains are exerted on the canopy suspended from the support I42 by means of the rings 49 engaged with the elastic suspension bands 36, the latter will give and compensate the strain so as to eliminate damage to the material of the canopy.

'A canopy according to the invention may be readily used in conjunction with any type of an oxygen supplying unit, as the cut-out 24 may be out according to the size and shape of the baffles of said unit.

I have described preferred embodiments of my invention, but it is understood that this disclosure is for the purpose of illustration and that various omissions or changes in shape, proportion and arrangement of parts, as well as the substitution of equivalent elements for those herein shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An oxygen tent canopy comprising in combination: a body of plastic material having a top panel and a skirt depending therefrom, a first series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at one side thereof, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at the other side thereof, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, and a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each-suspensiorr'ba nd being'connec'ted with a'pair of opposite tabs.

2.- An oxygen tent canopy comprising in eombination: a body'of plastic material having a top 'panel and a skirt depending therefrom, a first series of spaced tabs sealed tothe upper portion of said body at one sidethereof, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to th upper portion of said' body at the otherside thereof,the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having an end projecting beyond the plane of the top panel of said body," and a series of'elastic'suspension'bands; the ends of each suspension band being connected with the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs.

- 3: Anoxygen tent canopy'comprisin in combination: a "body of'plastic material'having atop panel and a skirt depending therefrom, a first series of'spaced tabs arranged at one side of said body, a second series of :spaced tabs arranged'a't the other side of said body, the individualtabs of said two series of tabs being opposite'each other, each tab having a forked portion sealed to saidtop panel and aside of said skirt and having an end projecting beyondthe plane of the top-panel of said body, and a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each suspension band being connected w'ithth'e projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs.

4. =An'oxygen tentcanopy comprising in combination: abody of plastic material having'asubstan-tially rectangular top panel and a skirtdepending therefrom, saidskirt havin notchesat its lower corners so as to form foldable flaps at the lower-portionof its sides, a first series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper-portion of said body at one side of said body, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said bodyat the other side of said body, the individual tabs ofsaid two series of tabs being opposite each other, and a series of elastic suspension bands. the ends of each suspension band being'connected withapairof opposite tabs. 5. An oxygen tent canopy comprising-in combination: a body of plastic material having a substantially rectangular top panel and a skirt depending therefrom, said skirt having notches zit-its lower corners so as to form foldable flaps at'th'e lower portion' of its sides, a-first series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion-ofsaid body at one side thereof, a second series of spaced tabs'sealed to the upper portion of said body at the other's'ide thereof, the individual tabs of said pending therefrom, said skirt-'havin'g notches at its lowerc'orners so as to form foldable flaps at the lower portion of its sides, a first series of spaced tabs arranged at one side of said body, a

second series of spaced tabs arranged at the other side of said body, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having a forked portion sealed to said top panel and a side of said skirt and having an end projecting beyond the plane of the top panel of said body, and a series of elastic suspension bands.

theends of each suspension band being connected with the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs.

7. An oxygen tent canopy comprising in combination: a body of plastic material having a top panel and a skirt'depending therefrom, a first series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at one side thereof, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at the other side thereof, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, a series of elastic suspension-bands, the ends of each suspension band being connected withapair of opposite tabs, and a pair of rings engaged with each of said suspension bands, whereby the canopy may be suspended.

8. An oxygen tent canopy comprising incombination: a body of plastic material having a top panel and a skirt depending therefrom,- a first series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at one side thereof, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at the other side thereof, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having an end projecting beyond the plane of the top panel of'said body, a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each suspension band being connected with the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs, and a pair of rings engaged with each of said suspension bands. whereby'the canopy may be suspended.

9. An oxygen tent canopy comprising in combination: a body of plastic material having a top panel and a skirt depending therefrom, a first series of spaced tabs arranged at one side of said body, a second series of spaced tabs arranged at the other side of said body, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having a forked portion sealed to said top panel and having an end projecting beyond the plane of the top panel of said body, a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each suspension band being attached to the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs,- and a pair of rings engaged with each of said suspension bands, whereby the canopy may be-suspended.

10. Anoxygen tent canopy comprising'in-coxm bination: a body of plastic material having a substantially rectangular top panel and a-skirt depending therefrom, said skirt having notches at its lower corners so as to form foldable flaps atthe lower portion of its sides, a first series of spaced-tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at one side thereof, a second series of spaced tabs sealed to the upper portion of said body at the other side thereof, the individual tabs 5 of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having an end projecting beyond the plane of the top panel of said body, a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each suspension band being connected with the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs, and a pair of rings engaged with each of said suspension bands, whereby the canopy may be suspended.

11. An oxygen tent canopy comprising in combination: a body of plastic material having a substantially rectangular top panel and a skirt dependin therefrom, said skirt having notches at its lower corners so as to form fold-able flaps at the lower portion of its sides, a first series of spaced tabs arranged at one side of said body, a second series of spaced tabs arranged at the other side of said body, the individual tabs of said two series of tabs being opposite each other, each tab having a forked portion sealed to said top panel and a side of said skirt and having an end pro- 6 jecting beyond the plane of the top panel of said body, a series of elastic suspension bands, the ends of each suspension band being connected @with the projecting ends of a pair of opposite tabs, and a pair of rings engaged with each of said suspension bands, whereby the canopy may be suspended.

GEORGE J. MARSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 812,284 McCardell Feb. 13, 1906 2,497,832 Fairlamb Feb. 14, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 847,774 France July 10, 1939 

